FLL to EWR flight delays
Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL) Newark, NJ (EWR) · 1,065 miles
270 flights · March 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
77.36%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.11%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
83 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
19 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The two directions do not behave alike. EWR to FLL arrives on time 12.9 points more often than the outbound. Delay accumulates through the flying day, so whichever direction is scheduled later tends to carry the worse record — which is an argument for booking the morning departure if the choice exists.
Only United Airlines flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
This is a thin route — 270 flights across the whole period. On a route this infrequent a cancellation is far more costly than the rate suggests, because the next departure may not be the same day.
The Fort Lauderdale to Newark route sits close to the middle of the record — neither notably punctual nor notably late.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over March 2025 – August 2026, United Airlines arrived on time most often on FLL to EWR.
Every airline on FLL to EWR
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines | 180 | 82.68% | 0% | 96 min | B |
| JetBlue Airways | 90 | 66.28% | 3.33% | 69 min | — |
The return leg
EWR to FLL Newark back to Fort Lauderdale 90.3% on time AOther routes from Fort Lauderdale
Common questions
Are flights from Fort Lauderdale to Newark usually delayed?
77.36% of flights on the FLL to EWR route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is about the same as the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Fort Lauderdale to Newark?
Only United Airlines appears in the published record on this route, with 180 flights and 82.68% arriving on time.
How often are FLL to EWR flights cancelled?
1.11% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 11 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
When FLL to EWR flights are late, how late are they?
About 83 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on FLL to EWR during March 2025 – August 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →